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virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in the poll. we're all within the margin of error. we bounce around week to week, day to day. there are some days we're up, some dags woor down. we go forward with my message that this is a time to reinvigorate the american economy, not by expanding government and raising taxes on people but instead by making sure government encourages entrepreneurship, innovation, and gets the private sector hiring again. >> polls are a snapshot of how people feel right now. we have six and a half weeks until the election. those debates could definitely move the needle. randi? >> no question about that. paul, thank you very mu
virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in...
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virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in the poll. we're all within the margin of error. we bounce around week to week, day to day. there are some days we're up, some dags woor down. we go forward with my message that this is a time to reinvigorate the american economy, not by expanding government and raising taxes on people but instead by making sure government encourages entrepreneurship, innovation, and gets the private sector hiring again. >> polls are a snapshot of how people feel right now. we have six and a half weeks until the election. those debates could definitely move the needle. randi? >> no question about that. paul, thank you very mu
virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in...
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. >> they will vote in virginia. >> for now the president is dominating the old dominion. >> the polls increasingly favor the president. >> i know something about polls. >> i know you can ask questions and get any answer you want. >> the calendar is mitt romney oez nemesis. >> we are running out of time. >> people don't trust him. >> how does he turn this thing around? >> mitt romney has campaigned as many things this election cycle. >> a severely conservative republican governor. >> morning ya' ll. >> human pretzel. >> i repeal obamacare. >> don't forget, i got everyone in my state insured. >> 100% of kids in my state are insured. >> 40 days to election. >> and he's using this as a badge of hon othohonor. >> this guy is like a bobb bobblehead. >> did the republicans nominate the wrong guy? >> do you think a guy like chris christy would be the right guy. >> with 40 days until the election and a new poll showing president obama leading mitt romney by five points, la ra ingram refused to participate in a republican battle against the polls. >> i will say that if the romney campaign's num
. >> they will vote in virginia. >> for now the president is dominating the old dominion. >> the polls increasingly favor the president. >> i know something about polls. >> i know you can ask questions and get any answer you want. >> the calendar is mitt romney oez nemesis. >> we are running out of time. >> people don't trust him. >> how does he turn this thing around? >> mitt romney has campaigned as many things this election cycle....
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i travel around a lot in virginia and aoss this country, i don't meet a t of victims. rg mts ag nt obama sakinin referencing governor romney's 47% comments. president's speech comes as vice president biden tweeted this picture writing, 40 days. let's do this thing. lois, i feel like we'reeeing a veryse ter swaggerific but a highly confident obama campaign. it is, as we were talking during the break, amazing how much the 47% video has been an inflection point, a real i think turning point in the entire race. >> it's been absolutely amazing. pa of it,eer tng about, is this idea that people are astounded that these words would come out of his mouth, even in a private setting. there are no private settings. and they were disdainful. i an they weren just fact. they just had a kind of lilt t thha aiul. and there are a lot of people out there that are not professional welfare recipients. >> yes. >> people who painfully had to go and get a handout because something happened in their life and it's hard for them to digest this. i will tell you about the swger. ey a nea swaggerin
i travel around a lot in virginia and aoss this country, i don't meet a t of victims. rg mts ag nt obama sakinin referencing governor romney's 47% comments. president's speech comes as vice president biden tweeted this picture writing, 40 days. let's do this thing. lois, i feel like we'reeeing a veryse ter swaggerific but a highly confident obama campaign. it is, as we were talking during the break, amazing how much the 47% video has been an inflection point, a real i think turning point in the...
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we swing at 6.5 points, if that happens romney is looking better in ohio, virginia, colorado, everywhere. >> the obama campaign doesn't make that calculus, because they focus on microtargets in different states. >> they all do. if you move the national number, you move on the swing states. >> the man famgs for breaking the watergate scandal is back somehow taking americans inside the tense debate last summer while the white house and congress tried it to hammer out a debt deal territory that has been covered many, many times. bob woodward's new book is called "the price of politics." it looks at how the administration has repeatedly clashed with republicans over the past three and a half years when it comes to spending and tax policy. woodward sat down with with an sbeer view with abc's diane sawyer. >> you really say in the book nobody nervous dharnlg. is that the president's fault? >> well, my conclusion is president clinton, president reagan and if you look at them and criticize them for lots of things. they by and large worked their will. >> and he did not? >> on this president obama
we swing at 6.5 points, if that happens romney is looking better in ohio, virginia, colorado, everywhere. >> the obama campaign doesn't make that calculus, because they focus on microtargets in different states. >> they all do. if you move the national number, you move on the swing states. >> the man famgs for breaking the watergate scandal is back somehow taking americans inside the tense debate last summer while the white house and congress tried it to hammer out a debt deal...
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virginia virtually tied but romney technically ahead. we thought, all right, let's use these and see if spending really was the deciding factor on the road to 270, what it would mean. just for this week alone, if we give the president the state where he's outspending romney, where would that stand? obviously once you put florida in and florida alone, that's big. but give them colorado, ohio, new hampshire and wisconsin and you see where that puts them at 307 where romney is outspending him, would get him up north carolina, virginia, iowa, nevada, only up to 231. that's what this florida move is so significant. right? if you take florida away from the president and give it to romney, the president would still be there. you see it brings other states in play. this florida move by the president to try to outspend romney there, force him into that state, take him out of other states is one of the more significant tactical things that happened this week. we know we're having a larger conversation, foreign policy, we'll see where that ends up.
virginia virtually tied but romney technically ahead. we thought, all right, let's use these and see if spending really was the deciding factor on the road to 270, what it would mean. just for this week alone, if we give the president the state where he's outspending romney, where would that stand? obviously once you put florida in and florida alone, that's big. but give them colorado, ohio, new hampshire and wisconsin and you see where that puts them at 307 where romney is outspending him,...
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virginia tech making the home field athletics stadium yesterday. they hosted cincinnati. it was a tough one for tech. here they go. taking it right in stride. and he is gone. he keeps running. bthe bearcats go long. sliding cats. cincinnati when is a 27-24. looking long down the sidelines -- wide-open. he has got it. he is gone. 73-yard touchdown. virginia up 14 but this turned into a wild ending. at one. there was 34 unanswered points. baby the cavaliers 34-38. -- they beat the cavaliers 34- 38. third quarter, miller again. that is damon osborn stepping in front of the receiver. intercepted. 12-0. what the year. the ball comes right at you and you are right there. touched down in the end zone. >> virginia and the heisman candidate -- a terrific day. 45-50. 58 yards. eight touchdowns. 87-yard strike. he caught 17 on the day. the final score -- 70-63 west virginia. another good day in chicago for the americans. the u.s. ryder cup team is now over europe, going into the final round of the tournament. >> all right. >> good to hear. >> coming up -- one of the world's most fam
virginia tech making the home field athletics stadium yesterday. they hosted cincinnati. it was a tough one for tech. here they go. taking it right in stride. and he is gone. he keeps running. bthe bearcats go long. sliding cats. cincinnati when is a 27-24. looking long down the sidelines -- wide-open. he has got it. he is gone. 73-yard touchdown. virginia up 14 but this turned into a wild ending. at one. there was 34 unanswered points. baby the cavaliers 34-38. -- they beat the cavaliers 34-...
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today's rallies each in virginia. the president is running a little bit late. president obama's campaign responding to romney's new straight to camera ad with one of its own a two-minute living room pitch airing in seven states. >> during the last weeks of the campaign, there will be debates, speeches, and more ads. but if i could sit down with you, in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and mired in iraq. today i believe that as a nation we are moving forward again. >> yesterday in ohio, governor romney also seemed to be in a duel with himself. morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. it's the example number one he wants to put bureaucrats between you and your doctor, believes the government should tell you what kind of insurance you have to have. >> the very same day, specifically eight hours and 15 mi
today's rallies each in virginia. the president is running a little bit late. president obama's campaign responding to romney's new straight to camera ad with one of its own a two-minute living room pitch airing in seven states. >> during the last weeks of the campaign, there will be debates, speeches, and more ads. but if i could sit down with you, in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and...
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what romney needs to do is get into virginia and run for sheriff. this is not rocket science. matt, assistant formerly to president bush. not just lindsey graham and campaign reporters, a lot of headlines like this one we found from the detroit free press, romney's sparse campaign schedule worries some republicans. it does seem like odd timing for such a gap. what's happening here? >> every candidate is unique and every campaign is different. one thing governor romney realizes with the polling so tight, almost even in most polls, he's looking at this race as potentially similar to 1980 when the polls going into that very first debate less than two weeks away were tight as well between ronald reagan and jimmy carter. i think he's taking the time to do the briefing he needs to knock it out of the park in that first debate because it will be an incredibly important moment in that election. >> you believe in addition to fund-raising he has been spe spending a significant amount of time on debate prep. >> i do. every candidate and campaign is different. i worked on the presidential
what romney needs to do is get into virginia and run for sheriff. this is not rocket science. matt, assistant formerly to president bush. not just lindsey graham and campaign reporters, a lot of headlines like this one we found from the detroit free press, romney's sparse campaign schedule worries some republicans. it does seem like odd timing for such a gap. what's happening here? >> every candidate is unique and every campaign is different. one thing governor romney realizes with the...
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late next week early voting begins in wisconsin, michigan, new hampshire and virginia. ballot boxes open in iowa the week after and ohio on october 2nd. these votes could prove critical. in 2008, 30% of all votes were cast early, which is up from 20% in 2004. in colorado nearly four out of every five votes were cast early. with the clock ticking the romney campaign must focus where it counts the most, a top romney official tells politico, quote, our problems are virginia, ohio, nevada, new hampshire, and our opportunities are michigan, wisconsin, colorado. we can't trade our problems for our opportunities and win the presidency. if we trade our problems for opportunities, we lose. joining us now from washington, is peter hart, a pollster for nbc news and "the wall street journal" who also runs hart research. peter, always great to see you. >> thanks, alex. >> so let's really talk about the campaign math here. first of all i don't think most folks are aware of how critical key voting is and the fact that the game is afoot right now? >> it certainly is. but what fascinate
late next week early voting begins in wisconsin, michigan, new hampshire and virginia. ballot boxes open in iowa the week after and ohio on october 2nd. these votes could prove critical. in 2008, 30% of all votes were cast early, which is up from 20% in 2004. in colorado nearly four out of every five votes were cast early. with the clock ticking the romney campaign must focus where it counts the most, a top romney official tells politico, quote, our problems are virginia, ohio, nevada, new...
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one a day 50+. >>> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts were weak in national security and threaten over 130,000 jobs. here in ohio, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts will weaken national security and threaten over 20,000 ohio jobs. >> those were recent ads released by the romney campaign, attempting to appeal to voters in the swing states of virginia and ohio. the ads may seem target but they are old school compared with the data minding tactics campaigns are using to sway the handful of undecided voters who will determine the election. over the last 12 years a quiet revolution has been taking place in politics and involves a type of political science enabling strategists to figure out how a person will vote before election day. in an article on the romney campaign, sasha issenberg writes, quote -- joining the panel now is sasha issenberg, a columnist slate and author of the book "the victory lab, the secret science of winning campaigns" which goes on sale tomorrow and will continue to boost sal
one a day 50+. >>> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts were weak in national security and threaten over 130,000 jobs. here in ohio, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts will weaken national security and threaten over 20,000 ohio jobs. >> those were recent ads released by the romney campaign, attempting to appeal to voters in the swing states of virginia and ohio. the ads may seem target but they are old school...
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>> very important here in north carol killer and virginia in particular. she's traveled to both states extensively on her official business focusing on military families. no accident there. thank you very much. see you on the road. >>> up next, the minority report with the president counting on african-americanens and latinos to push him over the top here in north carolina, we'll dig into the race and look at it on a minority versus white premise on all the battleground states. wait until you look at this and understand why the president's team is so confident. first a look ahead at the president's schedule, and mitt romney's schedule today. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. norfolk, the president, speaking to veterans. mitt romney and paul ryan doing some interviews today. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libert
>> very important here in north carol killer and virginia in particular. she's traveled to both states extensively on her official business focusing on military families. no accident there. thank you very much. see you on the road. >>> up next, the minority report with the president counting on african-americanens and latinos to push him over the top here in north carolina, we'll dig into the race and look at it on a minority versus white premise on all the battleground states....
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he is receiving treatment in virginia. while he is grateful to be alive, the road to recovery has been frustrating. >> i am not paralyzed, but i am really hampered in terms of my movement. i have not walked in at your. they could not feed me other than by foods. -- i have not walked in i year. >> michael still has no idea when he will be released from the hospital. west nile has been slowly on the rise this year. the number of human cases are 30, including three deaths. the state health department says several factors are contributing to the increase in cases. >> we did have a milder winter last winter, and a bit of a drought this spring and summer. sometimes that can create more heat, which can increase the mosquito breeding areas. >> officials say you can protect yourself by staying indoors at dawn and dusk, using epa- approved repellent, and getting rid of standing water around your home. >> now, good afternoon, everyone. it is going to be a nice day today. we have a little rain in the forecast, but it will be smooth sa
he is receiving treatment in virginia. while he is grateful to be alive, the road to recovery has been frustrating. >> i am not paralyzed, but i am really hampered in terms of my movement. i have not walked in at your. they could not feed me other than by foods. -- i have not walked in i year. >> michael still has no idea when he will be released from the hospital. west nile has been slowly on the rise this year. the number of human cases are 30, including three deaths. the state...
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was he trying to be a virginia republican, a national republican or a virginia moderate? >> well, a virginia former chief executive who can sort of steer clear of some of these big partisan debates. i think you see that in massachusetts as well. he certainly did not double down on mitt romney. didn't mention mitt romney. and was very ginger about openly disagreeing with him but certainly didn't want to be cast as part of this 47% argument. so an emphasis on both sides which is interesting about virginia on getting past partisan politics, getting past some of the dysfunction in washington. >> independents are more up for grabs it seems in this senate race than actually in the presidential where obama had opened up a lead on romney but those two were neck and neck. from that's why fiscal issues dominated. also defense cuts a big issue in virginia. >> massachusetts was watching how she was trying to nationalize the race, elizabeth warren. scott brown trying to make it local. how much nationalizing/local did you experience in virginia? >> i think it was a lot more local. nati
was he trying to be a virginia republican, a national republican or a virginia moderate? >> well, a virginia former chief executive who can sort of steer clear of some of these big partisan debates. i think you see that in massachusetts as well. he certainly did not double down on mitt romney. didn't mention mitt romney. and was very ginger about openly disagreeing with him but certainly didn't want to be cast as part of this 47% argument. so an emphasis on both sides which is interesting...
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in virginia, you have until october 15th. in maryland and west virginia, the deadline is october 16th. deadlines for absentee and early voting are different in each state. >>> well, today a judge is expected to sentence a former northern virginia political leader to prison. in may, a jury convicted michael gardener of sex charges involving two young girls at his daughter's slumber party. the jury recommended a 22 year sentence. during the trial, prosecutors showed evidence that his dna was on one victim's underwear and another victim's pajamas. gardener has denied any wrongdoing. he is the husband of falls church city councilwoman robin gardner. >>> a suspected motorcycle thief is recovering in the hospital after he was shot by police. prince george's county police shut down the intersection of county road and foster street in district heights late last night. authorities say the officers shot calvin kyle as he tried to flee. the bullet struck him in the back. right now there's no word on his condition and that incident is be
in virginia, you have until october 15th. in maryland and west virginia, the deadline is october 16th. deadlines for absentee and early voting are different in each state. >>> well, today a judge is expected to sentence a former northern virginia political leader to prison. in may, a jury convicted michael gardener of sex charges involving two young girls at his daughter's slumber party. the jury recommended a 22 year sentence. during the trial, prosecutors showed evidence that his dna...
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license issued by the state of virginia, you heard me right, virginia. >> reporter: texas requires permit applicants to take a 10- hour course, which includes a test on their shooting ability. they have to fire 50 rounds from different distances. but because texas has a link to virginia, all the requirements are waived. >> reporter: this video shows a young woman taking an online course in which she admitted to cheating, in order to answer 15 of the 20 questions. she received her permit in the mail, without ever touching a gun. and the video was produced by omar whose sister was killed in the virginia tech shootings. >> but the truth is in virginia, you don't have to be trained to get your concealed weapon's permit. you don't have to fire a gun, which is completely outrageous. >> reporter: even the sharpshooter's manager says that the law lacks common sense. >> no instructor in the right mind will give you a certificate to say that you have completed a course without ever firing a weapon. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> a spokesman said that they never required hands-on training because the g
license issued by the state of virginia, you heard me right, virginia. >> reporter: texas requires permit applicants to take a 10- hour course, which includes a test on their shooting ability. they have to fire 50 rounds from different distances. but because texas has a link to virginia, all the requirements are waived. >> reporter: this video shows a young woman taking an online course in which she admitted to cheating, in order to answer 15 of the 20 questions. she received her...
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counting on you, virginia. we have to win this. get them to join our team. we're going to take back america and make sure that we remain the hope of the earth. >> first lady michelle obama and mitt romney were campaigning today in virginia. and with only 54 days until the election, we have a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll of that state and two other crucial battleground states, florida and ohio. joining me now to take us through the numbers is nbc political director and host of nbc's "daily rundown," chuck todd. what do we have to know about this poll? >> part of me wants to call these states the iron triangle of the battleground, if you will. it feels like all of the ways to 270 all go through these three states first. but let me start in virginia. this is where the president is sitting at a five-point lead. 49-44. ohio, his lead is a couple of points higher, 53 to 43. florida, on identical, 49-44, to what it is in virginia. all of these three states have the president sitting at 49 or 50. all of th
counting on you, virginia. we have to win this. get them to join our team. we're going to take back america and make sure that we remain the hope of the earth. >> first lady michelle obama and mitt romney were campaigning today in virginia. and with only 54 days until the election, we have a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll of that state and two other crucial battleground states, florida and ohio. joining me now to take us through the numbers is nbc political director...
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come out to me with mitt and myself to ohio, north carolina, virginia, florida. attend our town hall meetings and look at how we are walking people through how we fix medicare and social security and create jobs and reform the tax code, how we have an energy policy and education policy, a trade policy. mitt romney has put out more specifics on how to revive this economy and get people back to work than the incumbent president of the united states has. i hear the handwringerring in washington and washington wants to talk about process. come out into these states with us and see what we are talking about and the forceful case we are making for economic opportunity. see the specific plans we are putting on the table. the bold solutions. mitt romney has never once asked me to temper anything down. he said go out there and sell this. >> chris: you talk about the handwringerring. there was a report this weekend that you have been talking to conservative commentators and trying to get them to stay on board and not to jump ship and get too discouraged but in the course o
come out to me with mitt and myself to ohio, north carolina, virginia, florida. attend our town hall meetings and look at how we are walking people through how we fix medicare and social security and create jobs and reform the tax code, how we have an energy policy and education policy, a trade policy. mitt romney has put out more specifics on how to revive this economy and get people back to work than the incumbent president of the united states has. i hear the handwringerring in washington...
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they are. >> some money is pouring in from tourists in virginia. today the commonwealth announced tourists spent more than $20 billion in virginia last year. that's up 8% from the year before. tourism provides an estimated 207,000 jobs in the commonwealth. >>> an elderly woman is recovering after being bitten by a rabid beaver. >> i'm scott broom in virginia which was closed off to swimming today after a rabid beaver attacked an 83-year-old woman who was swimming yesterday. here are photos of the rabid beaver taken by neighbors after it was killed by a pair of fishermen who helped rescue the victim and call for help. an 83-year-old woman swimming here was attacked by the beaver which witnesses said continued biting and clinging to her as she battled to get to shore. >> i think it's very strange. >> residents are shocked. >> it is northern virginia, you wouldn't think you would be attacked. >> i'm surprised they are that aggressive. >> the victim was treated at a hospital for nonlife threatening injuries. at lake barcroft, virginia, 9news now. >> a
they are. >> some money is pouring in from tourists in virginia. today the commonwealth announced tourists spent more than $20 billion in virginia last year. that's up 8% from the year before. tourism provides an estimated 207,000 jobs in the commonwealth. >>> an elderly woman is recovering after being bitten by a rabid beaver. >> i'm scott broom in virginia which was closed off to swimming today after a rabid beaver attacked an 83-year-old woman who was swimming yesterday....
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obama up seven in ohio, five in florida, three in virginia. >> well, it's not good. i men when you see the polls. and they mirror the polling we had done with nbc/"wall street journal"/marist a week ago, showed the same numbers. we'll have new polls tonight at 6:30 on some other key states in iowa, wisconsin, and colorado. and those are going to be states that we're going to be interested to see just where is this race moving, or is it moving at all? and the fact is, i mean, they really are looking at these numbers. they know what's happening here. and they -- that's why you're seeing a bus tour that they're trying to roll out and some of the other things. this -- these three states, with florida, virginia, and ohio, more than half of all money spend in campaign advertising has come from just those three states. >> remarkable. >> more than $300 million spent between the outside groups and the campaigns, you know, so of the 620 million or so. so these are the key states, if you're going to look at any three, they are the ones to watch. >> follow the money, the famous
obama up seven in ohio, five in florida, three in virginia. >> well, it's not good. i men when you see the polls. and they mirror the polling we had done with nbc/"wall street journal"/marist a week ago, showed the same numbers. we'll have new polls tonight at 6:30 on some other key states in iowa, wisconsin, and colorado. and those are going to be states that we're going to be interested to see just where is this race moving, or is it moving at all? and the fact is, i mean,...
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virginia effectively tied. north carolina effectively tied. in every one. those states, greta, we believe we'll be able to increase the evangelical turnout from the 2008 baseline by an average of about 7%. and when that happens, there's going to be a lot of shocked faces in a lot of newsrooms all across america. >> greta: let me take ohio, for example. let's take one. 18 electoral college votes. you think you have enough -- there are enough evangelicals who have not been counted in this poll that are going to vote for -- that were going to vote for president obama, you think you can get to them to make the difference in that state, for instance? >> i do. the interesting thing about this, greta, here we are in the age of internet, you know, cable tv, smartphones, you know, tablets, and all this amazing technology, and where has all this technology taken us? it's taken us to an air war of mutual assured destruction where both sides are throwing hundreds of millions at each other, and it's basically coming to a draw. what's going to decide the outcome of this
virginia effectively tied. north carolina effectively tied. in every one. those states, greta, we believe we'll be able to increase the evangelical turnout from the 2008 baseline by an average of about 7%. and when that happens, there's going to be a lot of shocked faces in a lot of newsrooms all across america. >> greta: let me take ohio, for example. let's take one. 18 electoral college votes. you think you have enough -- there are enough evangelicals who have not been counted in this...
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joining us now is congressman jim moran who is a democrat from virginia. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. >> i have to begin, sir, by getting your reaction to mitt romney's tax returns being released today. somewhat belatedly and only one more year, but what are your thoughts? >> well, it raises so many questions, martin. for one thing, as you know, you can revise your tax returns after the fact if you pay too much in taxes. i'd like to know if he's not elected president, which is probably going to be the case, does he intend to revise his tax returns so that he will pay even less taxes? i'd like to know with regard to the millions of dollars that he's deducted from his u.s. tax return because of foreign taxes paid, what was paid in the way of foreign taxes? >> yes, sir, because actually mr. romney has voluntarily overpaid something like $2.5 million in order that his total amount in percentage terms would be just over 14% so he may well seek to get that back at some point i guess so he will be back down to the original which should have bee
joining us now is congressman jim moran who is a democrat from virginia. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. >> i have to begin, sir, by getting your reaction to mitt romney's tax returns being released today. somewhat belatedly and only one more year, but what are your thoughts? >> well, it raises so many questions, martin. for one thing, as you know, you can revise your tax returns after the fact if you pay too much in taxes. i'd like to know if he's not elected...
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of course, virginia, leads the way with eight presidents. washington, jefferson, madison, monroe, harrison, tyler, taylor and then, of course, only one in the 20th century, woodrow do you have a trivia question we should use? e-mail us. we'll be right back. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> let's bring back the panel. we've talked about romney sort of undersieging his own campaign. but it's a full-fledged foreign policy crisis going on right now. if these protests don't go away soon, this becomes a bigger a
of course, virginia, leads the way with eight presidents. washington, jefferson, madison, monroe, harrison, tyler, taylor and then, of course, only one in the 20th century, woodrow do you have a trivia question we should use? e-mail us. we'll be right back. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon,...
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. >>> front and center tonight the virginia board of health and the fight over abortion clinics in virginia. the issue, do clings have to meet stringent -- clinics have to meet stringent hospitallike standards? abortion supporters and opponents both gathered outside the meeting room. our surae chinn was on the scene while they made that decision. >> reporter: the vote was 13-2 to adopt the stricter guidelines. the two opposing board members left in tears when the vote came down. the crowd erupted. they had sat together in peace, but left in turmoil. angry pro choice advocates shouting that politics won and not women. >> please remove them from the room. >> reporter: anti-abortion advocates stood up and clapped. scores of people had stood outside holding signs unable to get into the packed security tight room where the virginia health board made its decision and some argued caved into political pressures in adopting ken cuccinelli's anti-abortion agenda. >> the attorney general can advise us, cannot instructor direct us. we are a completely apolitical body and suddenly we're thrown in a comp
. >>> front and center tonight the virginia board of health and the fight over abortion clinics in virginia. the issue, do clings have to meet stringent -- clinics have to meet stringent hospitallike standards? abortion supporters and opponents both gathered outside the meeting room. our surae chinn was on the scene while they made that decision. >> reporter: the vote was 13-2 to adopt the stricter guidelines. the two opposing board members left in tears when the vote came down....
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montgomery county, springfield, virginia, at 76. just a little warmer and 72 in haymarket, virginia, with dry conditions throughout the area right now. you've got to go way up here around areas around jar jetsville and baltimore to see the showers but as the morning unfolds we're going to look at some more rain developing. and moving in to our area. on the radar right now, dry, winchester. happy creek down toward la ray. there's the line. frostburg, elkins, to charleston, that's the line that's going to be making its way eastward. it is associated with a cold front, so we've got isaac's remnants that are kind of left lingering in the air. no circulation, no spin. but again, a lot of tropical moisture. there's your front. that's the difference today. we've got that front that's going to act as a trigger giving us more showers and storms. it will move through. thursday, still a slight possibility of a little bit of rain left lingering. our best chance tomorrow will be during the afternoon. we get a break. sunshine on friday but very,
montgomery county, springfield, virginia, at 76. just a little warmer and 72 in haymarket, virginia, with dry conditions throughout the area right now. you've got to go way up here around areas around jar jetsville and baltimore to see the showers but as the morning unfolds we're going to look at some more rain developing. and moving in to our area. on the radar right now, dry, winchester. happy creek down toward la ray. there's the line. frostburg, elkins, to charleston, that's the line that's...
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seen it certainly from governor romney over the weekend campaigning in the military heavy state of virginia and certainly in the senate race in that state, george allen using it against him. it does ignore the fact that republicans including governor romney's running mate voted for the deal. they didn't want the sequester to go into effect. they wanted the -- you know cut some deal that would prevent the cuts, but like you said, they voted for it. there was an agreement between the two parties. for them to use this right now does raise questions about the original vote. >> jonathan martin, thank you very much for our politico briefing today. mitt romney defends not talking about afghanistan at the convention while in the war zone the taliban makes a new threat. plus, talks are under way to get chicago teachers back to work. we've got the very latest from chicago. send me your thoughts on facebook and twitte twitter @mitchellreports. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning you
seen it certainly from governor romney over the weekend campaigning in the military heavy state of virginia and certainly in the senate race in that state, george allen using it against him. it does ignore the fact that republicans including governor romney's running mate voted for the deal. they didn't want the sequester to go into effect. they wanted the -- you know cut some deal that would prevent the cuts, but like you said, they voted for it. there was an agreement between the two parties....
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not west virginia. in washington, we absolutely video.r panda bear you have to check out these in china.e ones there's one piece of food to share. expect, one of the other out of the get a bite. >> they don't seem that competitive. they look like stuffed animals fighting. greg i've got the latest pollen e for grasss moderat and weeds. let's go to the forecast. sunshine tomorrow. chance of showers late saturday. early chance of showers late saturday. early decent weekend othe i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. chance of showers late mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would rit rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have fed a crisis like this in decades. from the fi
not west virginia. in washington, we absolutely video.r panda bear you have to check out these in china.e ones there's one piece of food to share. expect, one of the other out of the get a bite. >> they don't seem that competitive. they look like stuffed animals fighting. greg i've got the latest pollen e for grasss moderat and weeds. let's go to the forecast. sunshine tomorrow. chance of showers late saturday. early chance of showers late saturday. early decent weekend othe i'm barack...
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mitt romney has an event in virginia beach. he's down on sunday. we understand he'll appear on "meet the press." no shortages of appearance for both these men over the course of the next several days. >> must see tv for sure. mike, thank you. stay with msnbc for live coverage of today's campaign stop in new hampshire. there it is coming up at 12:20 for you. >>> joining me now is msnbc contributor and former chief economist in economic policy advisor to vice president joe biden. as we dive deeper into these jobs numbers while the unemployment read did drop, job growth was weaker. let's take a look at the gop reaction. mitt romney was fast to say this is more the same for middle class families who are suffering through the worst economic recovery. house speaker john boehner weighed in. and house majority leader, eric cantor saying these jobs numbers aren't good enough. no president has been re-elected with an unemployment rate above that 8% mark. is the president facing a head wind or a tail wind on the direction of the jobs before this election? >>
mitt romney has an event in virginia beach. he's down on sunday. we understand he'll appear on "meet the press." no shortages of appearance for both these men over the course of the next several days. >> must see tv for sure. mike, thank you. stay with msnbc for live coverage of today's campaign stop in new hampshire. there it is coming up at 12:20 for you. >>> joining me now is msnbc contributor and former chief economist in economic policy advisor to vice president...
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. >> the republican vice- presidential candidate it was in virginia. paul ryan was talking to voters. stephen sheba tschida was there. >> paul ryan got big applause from party's faithful. he did not address the difficulties of criticism dogging his running mate. dozens of volunteers and staffers cheered when paul ryan talked about how important virginia's 13 electoral votes are this november. >> you k now what we're doing all this? virginia is going to go for mitt romney on november 6. >> of the republican team has hit some bumps in the road. >> they believe they are entitled to health care, to food to housing, you name it. >> mitt romney's sequoyah read -- secretly taped remarks has drawn criticism. paul ryan called or marks obviously been articulate. he did not want to elaborate today. president obama appeared on david letterman where he weighed in on the controversy. >> one of the things i have learned as president is you represent the entire country. my expectation is if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some.
. >> the republican vice- presidential candidate it was in virginia. paul ryan was talking to voters. stephen sheba tschida was there. >> paul ryan got big applause from party's faithful. he did not address the difficulties of criticism dogging his running mate. dozens of volunteers and staffers cheered when paul ryan talked about how important virginia's 13 electoral votes are this november. >> you k now what we're doing all this? virginia is going to go for mitt romney on...
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and in virginia, a new poll from suffolk university/nbc 12 puts obama slightly ahead of romney, also within the margin of error. so, how can romney turn it around? it may not be easy. some people within this romney campaign have concluded he's not actually a very good politician. here's what one romney official explained to politico. he said -- now romney's former rival newt gingrich doesn't go quite that far, but he says that romney needs to reform his thinking. >> i think they're only now beginning to come to grips with the general election. they had a very -- >> scary -- >> they had a very successful primary strategy. in a primary you can raise enough money to build a motor boat and drive to where you want to get to in the primary. in the general election you're like a sail boat. the system is so much bigger than you. >> it is hard to go from a motor boat to a sail boat, known who is familiar with yachting knows that. ben smith, i want to go right to you and talk about sort of the problem facing this campaign. first, when is the last time that governor mitt romney gave a speech or
and in virginia, a new poll from suffolk university/nbc 12 puts obama slightly ahead of romney, also within the margin of error. so, how can romney turn it around? it may not be easy. some people within this romney campaign have concluded he's not actually a very good politician. here's what one romney official explained to politico. he said -- now romney's former rival newt gingrich doesn't go quite that far, but he says that romney needs to reform his thinking. >> i think they're only...
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hail laser-like focus on virginia. both sides really crunching the figures to determine their next move. >> he has gotten us to $16 trillion. >> constantly talking numbers. these new ones present a mathematical challenge. litton pulls and these three king states. florida 5 and virginia and getting so much attention. how does he turn it around? the running mate paul ryan said that might take people understanding exactly who he is. >> this is a guide at the height of his successful business turn the entire company into a search and rescue operation the moment he heard that a college daughter was missing. >> it was the matter of getting the message out there about my dad. he is the one more qualified to tackle the nation's problems, in particular the economy. >> being an incumbent is never easy. the president to the mayor of likability. >> obama claims that others are skeptical. >> embarrassing he has nothing to offer. he made a lot of money for himself and investors but what about the people and the workers laid off from
hail laser-like focus on virginia. both sides really crunching the figures to determine their next move. >> he has gotten us to $16 trillion. >> constantly talking numbers. these new ones present a mathematical challenge. litton pulls and these three king states. florida 5 and virginia and getting so much attention. how does he turn it around? the running mate paul ryan said that might take people understanding exactly who he is. >> this is a guide at the height of his...
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virginia, number one r, of all people who understand this, it's in virginia, it's in coal country. that is,e we have a lot of energy in this country, let's use the energy in this country. coal, gas, oil, all of the above. as i mentioned, there's so many people who are in between jobs. so many people who lost jobs. we need skills. they need a good vibrant education system to get back on their feet and get the skills to get the jobs of the 21st century. that's important. we have to remember that in america, with most of the world's population and other countries, we need to grow more things here and make more things here and sell them overseas. we have good jobs. that means we have to have good trade so that people treat us fairly and we can sell our products overseas. one thing that eric kantor and i had been working on a lot. we wish we had partners in the senate and in the white house, but clearly we haven't. that is this -- we have got to stop spending money we just don't have. we have got to cut spending. this is mortgaging our children's future. the senate hasn't passed a budge
virginia, number one r, of all people who understand this, it's in virginia, it's in coal country. that is,e we have a lot of energy in this country, let's use the energy in this country. coal, gas, oil, all of the above. as i mentioned, there's so many people who are in between jobs. so many people who lost jobs. we need skills. they need a good vibrant education system to get back on their feet and get the skills to get the jobs of the 21st century. that's important. we have to remember that...
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ripping into mitt romney's latest line of attack in an afternoon campaign stop speaking at a rally in virginia. the president said this of romney's accusations that he's given up on changing washington. >> i made this same point in a town hall in florida. i said one thing i've learned is that you can't change washington just from the inside. for some reason my opponent got really excited. he rewrote his speech real quick. he stood up at a rally, proudly declared, i'll get the job done from the inside. what kind of inside job is he talking about? >> this started when governor romney's team tried to get traction by going after the president 'remarks he made at the univision forum regarding bringing change to washington. >> i learned lesson over the last four years, and the most important lessons i've learned is you can't change washington from the inside. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. >> here's one of the problems. four years ago governor romney said this while running for the republican nomination against senator john mccain. >> i believe that at this time t
ripping into mitt romney's latest line of attack in an afternoon campaign stop speaking at a rally in virginia. the president said this of romney's accusations that he's given up on changing washington. >> i made this same point in a town hall in florida. i said one thing i've learned is that you can't change washington just from the inside. for some reason my opponent got really excited. he rewrote his speech real quick. he stood up at a rally, proudly declared, i'll get the job done...
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he's barnstorms through iowa, virginia, colorado. over the last week, he travels to ohio today and returns to virginia tomorrow before coming to north carolina. also a new ad out this morning called heavy load airing in six battleground states. the obama campaign attacks romney's tax plan and makes the middle class appeal. we'll hear from democrats all week. >> the middle class is carrying a heavy load in america, but mitt romney doesn't see it. romney hits the middle class harder and hits millionaires with a bigger break. is that the way forward for america? >> even as the president tries to cast this campaign as a choice between two competing igs visions for america, where it comes to the question whether americans are better off than they were four years ago, the obama campaign remains a little on the defensive, or at least they did sunday. take a listen. >> -- we were this close to a great depression because the leadership of this president, we stayed that off, we're in the beginning of recovery. >> are we where we need to be, no
he's barnstorms through iowa, virginia, colorado. over the last week, he travels to ohio today and returns to virginia tomorrow before coming to north carolina. also a new ad out this morning called heavy load airing in six battleground states. the obama campaign attacks romney's tax plan and makes the middle class appeal. we'll hear from democrats all week. >> the middle class is carrying a heavy load in america, but mitt romney doesn't see it. romney hits the middle class harder and...
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when all the fighting is done, the sound bytes are over, that's how people in virginia and ohio and florida and the swing states are going to decide it. >> i was in tampa and in charlotte for both conventions. the republicans left tampa on a high note. democrats certainly left charlotte on a high note. last friday's jobs figures dampened that mood a bit. the president, former president clinton's speech was powerful. he used a key word, as you know, arithmetic. what did you think of his presentation, bill clinton? >> i thought if bill clinton were running, he would win by ten points against anybody. he's not running. honestly, he's trying to argue as a defense lawyer for somebody else's record that's very different than his. and i don't think it works. i think bill clinton's rhetoric was fabulous. i think the president and joe biden gave great speeches, then you wake up the next morning with 8% unemployment, and there's been an increase in permanent unemployment. 300,000 people stopped looking for work in august. that is staggering. we haven't seen things like this since the depression and i
when all the fighting is done, the sound bytes are over, that's how people in virginia and ohio and florida and the swing states are going to decide it. >> i was in tampa and in charlotte for both conventions. the republicans left tampa on a high note. democrats certainly left charlotte on a high note. last friday's jobs figures dampened that mood a bit. the president, former president clinton's speech was powerful. he used a key word, as you know, arithmetic. what did you think of his...